Hundreds of sub-postmasters were prosecuted based on faulty data between 1999 and 2015.
Some people went to prison while many were financially ruined.
Some people went to prison while many were financially ruined.
Following the drama, more than a million people signed a petition calling for Ms Vennells to be stripped of her CBE before she announced she would be handing it back.
At the time, Ms Vennells, who was Post Office chief executive between 2012 and 2019, said she had “listened and I confirm that I return my CBE with immediate effect”.
“I am truly sorry for the devastation caused to the sub-postmasters and their families, whose lives were torn apart by being wrongly accused and wrongly prosecuted as a result of the Horizon system,” she said.
More than 900 sub-postmasters and postmistresses were prosecuted for stealing money because of incorrect information provided by a computer system called Horizon.
Some people went to prison while many were financially ruined.
Hundreds of sub-postmasters were prosecuted based on faulty data between 1999 and 2015.
Following the drama, more than a million people signed a petition calling for Ms Vennells to be stripped of her CBE before she announced she would be handing it back.
Some people went to prison while many were financially ruined.
Some people went to prison while many were financially ruined.
Following the drama, more than a million people signed a petition calling for Ms Vennells to be stripped of her CBE before she announced she would be handing it back.
At the time, Ms Vennells, who was Post Office chief executive between 2012 and 2019, said she had “listened and I confirm that I return my CBE with immediate effect”.
“I am truly sorry for the devastation caused to the sub-postmasters and their families, whose lives were torn apart by being wrongly accused and wrongly prosecuted as a result of the Horizon system,” she said.
More than 900 sub-postmasters and postmistresses were prosecuted for stealing money because of incorrect information provided by a computer system called Horizon.
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